Buying Q9450 with new computer need your advice

[oxidation]

Greetings all,

I do alot of video encoding and i've been holding out on buying a new computer till the 42nm yorkfield quads come out. Now that their out i'd like some input from you all on what to buy. this is what i have thus far and i need some help on a motherboard and or anything else you feel i might need like different ram for example.

My intentions are to get at least 3.4ghz O/C

WD1000FYPS Western Digital RE2 GP RAID Edition 1000GB SATA2 Hard Drive 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS 5YR MFR Warranty

P182 Antec P182 ATX Black Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB Audio Firewire

ULTRA-120-EX... Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included* (ULTRA-120-EXTREME)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.66GHZ Yorkfield 1333FSB 12MB OEM No HSF

Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065)


thanks for your time


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1) video editing/gaming

2) 1,000 - 1,200

3) Canada

5) just a burner and some additional hard drives

6) yes

7) yes overclocking

 

[Winterpool]

One of the issues with the lower-priced Yorkfields (at least for overclockers) is the lower multiplier. At 400 MHz FSB, you'll be getting only 3.2 GHz on the Q9450. On the other hand, the 45nm chips should run more efficiently so 3.2+ might be more feasible with air cooling on the Q9450 than on, say, the Q6600. I strongly advise you to peruse the threads that report quadcore overclocking results. Don't get me wrong: the Q9450 will be a fantastic cpu, but you need to be mindful of possible overclocking limitations with the Yorkfields. You'll have to increase the FSB quite a bit more owing to the lower multiplier.

Never used Ballistix myself, but there have been a lot of complaints regarding recent kits. I might buy Corsair et al instead (there are a bunch of Corsair rebates expiring today).

Few people seem to have Q9450s at this point, so the situation isn't as clear regarding motherboard support as, say, the E8400s. I wouldn't bet on your board coming with a BIOS that fully supports the Yorkfields... You might want to have another LGA775 chip handy.

 

[oxidation]

thanks for the reply.

i'm a big fan of corsair so i'll definitly consider it.

wouldn't the 12meg cache help with encoding and games vs the 6meg cache available on the older quad cores?

still looking for a motherboard suggestion if anyone else one or ideas on other parts.

 

[Roguestar]

Crucial are pretty reliable and have great customer service but are often a little overpriced. I've had good experiences with Corsair, too.

Cache size will make much less difference than clock speed.

 

[oxidation]

bump

 

[chinaman1472]

Gigabyte P35-DS3L or Abit IP35-E for a low end motherboard, suits all the basic needs.

Also, opt for 4GB of memory.

 

[oxidation]

thanks for the recommendation.

any ideas for higher end ? i wana overclock this to at least 3.6

4gigs of PC8500 ram was the idea as well

any prefrence on make? i was thinking munshkin

 

[Roguestar]

G.Skill for $100 for 4GB.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227280

The Gigabyte and Abit boards suggested should be good past 3.6GHz.